Nexperia's chip supply crisis deepens after Dutch government seizure
Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker owned by China, is in the middle of a supply chain mess after the Dutch government seized its operations over tech transfer worries.
This move has made it harder for carmakers and other clients to get the chips they need, putting extra pressure on an already tight market.
Workaround and alternatives
To keep things moving, Nexperia is trying a workaround—shipping silicon wafers from its Hamburg site to Dongguan for final packaging, treating their European and Chinese branches as separate.
While this helps bigger clients stay afloat, the workaround is not feasible for smaller clients.
Meanwhile, China has temporarily loosened export rules on these chips, some companies are eyeing alternatives like Onsemi, and Nexperia is looking to expand packaging in Malaysia and the Philippines to adapt.